diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 8d3205a0..52b1d00b 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -6,20 +6,18 @@
     {
       "fileMatch": ["^\\.github\\/workflows\\/.*\\.ya?ml$"],
       "matchStrings": [
-        // match: pip install package==1.2.3  (with optional -U/--upgrade and optional flags after version)
         "(?:pip(?:3)?\\s+install(?:\\s+(?:-U|--upgrade))?\\s+)([A-Za-z0-9_.+\\-]+(?:\\[[^\\]]+\\])?)==(?<currentValue>\\d+(?:\\.\\d+)*)"
       ],
       "datasourceTemplate": "pypi",
-      "depNameTemplate": "$1"
+      "depNameTemplate": "{{{match1}}}"
     },
     {
       "fileMatch": ["^\\.github\\/workflows\\/.*\\.ya?ml$"],
       "matchStrings": [
-        // match: pip install -r requirements.txt (capture filename)
         "(?:pip(?:3)?\\s+install)\\s+-r\\s+([^\\s]+)"
       ],
       "datasourceTemplate": "file",
-      "depNameTemplate": "$1"
+      "depNameTemplate": "{{{match1}}}"
     }
   ]
 }